Alessandro Amato graduated in Production at the Gian Maria Volonté School of Film Art in Rome soon after his Master’s Degree in Law, studying at Bocconi University in Milan and Roma Tre University. He further developed his profile through professional experiences in theatre as a producer, director and AD, in cinema as line producer and executive producer and organizing cultural events. In 2015 he founded the film production company dispàrte, of which he’s CEO, producing films that have been selected and awarded in numerous international festivals. The latest credit as the leading producer is Maternal (Hogar) by Maura Delpero, premiered at 72. Locarno Film Festival - Concorso Internazionale, where it won four awards, also awarded with the Cannes 2020 Women in Motion Young Talent Award. He’s a voting member of the European Film Academy, a Berlinale Talents alumni and a member of EAVE, having attended PUENTES workshop first as a participant and then as an expert.